Cambodian Army Faces Offensing Pressure Near Kompong Thmar
Cambodian forces retreat from Kompong Thmar as the capital and nearby areas reel under attack. The government seeks air support from the United States and South Vietnam with a Vietnam helicopter squadron and gun ships planned to aid. South Vietnamese forces push into eastern Cambodia to pressure North Vietnamese bases, though no clear retreat of the enemy is shown.
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AIGON
Cambodia
Kompong Thmar
U.S
Ini
United States
Cambodian
So Satto
Gen Brown Takes New Command at TECOM
Maj. Gen. Charles P. Brown, Fort Sill commander from 1967 to 1970, assumed leadership of the Test and Evaluation Command TECOM headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland.
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Gen. Brown
Charles P. Brown
Fort Sill
Test and Evaluation Command
TECOM
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Brown
Inductions In LA Barred Pending Draft Law Test
Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas barred induction of Los Angeles area men while a legal test of the 1971 draft law proceeds. The order, sought by the ACLU, could affect up to 1,000 draftees as suits challenge deferment provisions and rights to appeal, witnesses, and notice.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Los Angeles
Douglas
American Civil Liberties Union
Finance Ministers Burdened by Dollar Devaluation Talk
French and West German ministers report a potential US dollar devaluation discussed in a Summit style meeting with non Communist bloc central bankers. Connally signaled openness to hypothetical package considerations as European leaders weigh currency consequences amid crisis.
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Rome
France
West Germany
United States
Cent 1Saems
Connally
Nixon
Britain
Five Lawton Firemen Return After Haircut Request
Fire Chief Harris Hancock says five Lawton firefighters including Lt. Jerry Kovacs Gary Crow Randall Head David Lasater and Robert Moretti were not suspended and will not lose pay after leaving work for haircuts. They returned to the station by 10 30 a m and will follow a trimmed hair policy to ensure proper air mask fit and health appearance.
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David Lasater
Harris Hancock
Lawton
Wek
Jerry Kovacs
Gary Crow
Randall Head
Robert Moretti
Hancock
Tax bill veto threat fades in panel action
House and Senate conferees remove twelve billion dollars in tax relief amendments that drew a Nixon veto threat. Dispute remains over financing presidential campaigns through federal income taxes and minority party access. Senator Hugh Scott warns Nixon veto if the plan stays.
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Ashington
House
Senate
Nixon
Hugh Scott
Elk Winning Second Round At Wichita Mountains Hunt
The third annual elk hunt at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge progresses with fog hindering visibility. Seventeen hunters began the day as elk remained unbagged by noon, a first in the hunt’s history. The Tuesday start saw 22 elk taken, including four Lawton hunters Ron Rutledge Eugene Maxfield John L Winn and Donald W Cox.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Robert Karges
Karges
Lawton
Ron Rutledge
NW 40Th
Eugene Maxfield
Cornell Ave
John L. Winn
Austin Drive
Donald W. Cox
Oologah
Oklahoma campus drug use described by OU student paper
The University of Oklahoma student newspaper reports high demand for illicit drugs on campus with 30 to 40 percent of students regularly using marijuana or other drugs and 50 to 85 percent having experimented, highlighting a gap between user numbers and dealer supply.
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Norman
University of Oklahoma
Late fall snowstorm eyed Oklahoma with heavy Northwest snow
The U S Weather Bureau warned of a late fall snowstorm reaching Oklahoma this afternoon and tonight with four inch plus accumulations possible in the Panhandle. Travel warnings could spread statewide as colder air moves in and bridges and underpasses may become slick.
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Oklahoma
U.S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
West
Highway Patrol
Lawton
Frederick
Fort Sill
Cyril
Marlow
New Mexico
Fort Sill Chief of Staff Lillard Honored in Retirement Ceremony
Maj. Roderick Wetherill presided at a standing room only crowd as Col. Ross N. Lillard Jr. retired as Fort Sill chief of staff after more than two years of service. Col. Tom J. Perkins succeeded him, Gen. Wetherill awarded the Legion of Merit First Oak Leaf Cluster for Lillard's behind the scenes work during Fort Sill's centennial year.
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Roderick Wetherill
Fort Sill
Ross N. Lillard Jr
Col. Lillard
Post Officers’ Club
Tom
Army
Wetherill
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Hall
Judiciary Committee
Mexico City
Jaime Castrejon Diez
Guerrero State University
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